Trump Report Card: ‘Republicans like what they see’

So where's the report?
And if Trump is president for all the people, how is one party's opinion valuable or relevant?

Always in His Presence said:

Trump Report Card: ‘Republicans like what they see’

For his seventh week in office, President Donald Trump continued to rumble through Washington, D.C., stirring up not just the swamp but unparalleled dissent in Democratic ranks for an added bonus.​

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Trump continued to make sweeping cuts to the bureaucracy, finally making good on decades of GOP promises to slash the Department of Education. He said it was time to round up the usual liberal suspects who weaponized the Justice Department under former President Joe Biden. He followed through on years of wishes to impose reciprocal international trade tariffs. And he nudged Ukraine and Russia closer to a ceasefire.​

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If true, they are pathetic.

- Economic confidence deccreased to 107.2 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than four points lower than February.

- Forty-three percent (43%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.

- March is Women’s History Month, and perhaps because of Kamala Harris’s defeat in last year’s election, voters are less confident that women’s leadership will increase – at least in the short term.

- Most voters view Volodymyr Zelenskyy favorably, and only a third blame the Ukrainian president for his recent dispute with President Donald Trump.

Guess it all depends on who you ask and how you ask.

Always in His Presence said:

Key word here - Republicans

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We already knew Republicans like Trump. The more relevant information would be his popularity among Independents and Democrats.

Always in His Presence said:

What’s the thread about?

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It seems to be anecdotaly pointing out that some people who voted for a convicted felon and adjudged rapist find it difficult to admit that things aren't going as well as they expected. It's tough to admit that you fell for a bunch of lies. Human nature I guess. But then again, some have come to their senses, as the GOP hierarchy have realised:

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/04/congress/gop-town-halls-richard-hudson-00210024

Bradskii said:

It seems to be anecdotaly pointing out that some people who voted for a convicted felon and adjudged rapist find it difficult to admit that things aren't going as well as they expected. It's tough to admit that you fell for a bunch of lies. Human nature I guess. But then again, some have come to their senses, as the GOP hierarchy have realised:

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/04/congress/gop-town-halls-richard-hudson-00210024

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What lies have people fallen for in regards to Trump's actions while in office? By and large, Trump has been enacting or trying to enact the policies he said he'd do. The things people complain the most about--tariffs and cutting back on government jobs--are exactly the things he said he'd do, if I remember correctly.

Maybe people don't like the consequences of Trump's promised policies, or think his policy ideas are good but the way he's going about them is bad, but what has he done so far that he didn't say he would do?

JSRG said:

What lies have people fallen for in regards to Trump's actions while in office? By and large, Trump has been enacting or trying to enact the policies he said he'd do.

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He lied to get into office. These from here: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/27/politics/fact-checking-the-cnn-presidential-debate/index.html

Trump’s repeat falsehoods included his assertions that some Democratic-led states allow babies to be executed after birth
that every legal scholar and everybody in general wanted Roe v. Wade overturned
that there were no terror attacks during his presidency
that Iran didn’t fund terror groups during his presidency
that the US has provided more aid to Ukraine than Europe has
that Biden for years referred to Black people as “super predators,”
that Biden is planning to quadruple people’s taxes
that then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned down 10,000 National Guard troops for the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
that Americans don’t pay the cost of his tariffs on China and other countrie
that Europe accepts no American cars
that he is the president who got the Veterans Choice program through Congress
that fraud marred the results of the 2020 election.

And he repeated them in the last debate. He also said he'd end the Ukraine war before even taking office. And that prices would be coming down from Day One. Since walked back. He said he's deport 30,000 of the worst illegal immigrants to Guantanamo. Walked back. That he'd deport at least 11 million immigrants. He doing worse than Biden. That he's close the Department of Education. He cannot - only Congress can. That he'd deny citizenship for those born in the US. He's constitutionally not allowed.

How about his lies at his speech at the joint session? Trump’s address to Congress was built on a foundation of lies

that “We inherited from the last administration an economic catastrophe.” This wasn’t true
that “We’re going to have growth in the auto industry like nobody’s ever seen. Plants are opening up all over the place.” That wasn’t true.
that towns like Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio, were “destroyed” by immigrants. That wasn’t true.
that in reference to Europe and aid to Ukraine, “[W]e’ve spent perhaps $350 billion, and they’ve spent $100 billion.” That wasn’t true.
that “For the first time in modern history, more Americans believe that our country is headed in the right direction than the wrong direction.” That wasn’t true.
that in reference to Biden-era inflation, rates were the worst “perhaps even in the history of our country, they’re not sure.” They are sure and that wasn’t true.
that the Biden administration imposed an “electric vehicle mandate.” That wasn’t true.
that “I’ve stopped all government censorship.” That wasn’t true.
That “Believe it or not, government databases list 4.7 million Social Security members from people aged 100 to 109 years old. It lists 3.6 million people from ages 110 to 119.” Don’t believe it, because that wasn’t true.
that the Biden administration “closed more than 100 power plants.” That wasn’t true.
that “The presidential election of Nov. 5 was a mandate like has not been seen in many decades.” That wasn’t true.
that his first term economic agenda produced “the most successful economy in the history of our country.” That wasn’t true.

Many of the countless lies I could list were repeated many times prior to the election. People voted for him based on these lies.

Bradskii said:

He lied to get into office. These from here: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/27/politics/fact-checking-the-cnn-presidential-debate/index.html

Trump’s repeat falsehoods included his assertions that some Democratic-led states allow babies to be executed after birth
that every legal scholar and everybody in general wanted Roe v. Wade overturned
that there were no terror attacks during his presidency
that Iran didn’t fund terror groups during his presidency
that the US has provided more aid to Ukraine than Europe has
that Biden for years referred to Black people as “super predators,”
that Biden is planning to quadruple people’s taxes
that then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi turned down 10,000 National Guard troops for the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
that Americans don’t pay the cost of his tariffs on China and other countrie
that Europe accepts no American cars
that he is the president who got the Veterans Choice program through Congress
that fraud marred the results of the 2020 election.

And he repeated them in the last debate. He also said he'd end the Ukraine war before even taking office. And that prices would be coming down from Day One. Since walked back. He said he's deport 30,000 of the worst illegal immigrants to Guantanamo. Walked back. That he'd deport at least 11 million immigrants. He doing worse than Biden. That he's close the Department of Education. He cannot - only Congress can. That he'd deny citizenship for those born in the US. He's constitutionally not allowed.

How about his lies at his speech at the joint session? Trump’s address to Congress was built on a foundation of lies

that “We inherited from the last administration an economic catastrophe.” This wasn’t true
that “We’re going to have growth in the auto industry like nobody’s ever seen. Plants are opening up all over the place.” That wasn’t true.
that towns like Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio, were “destroyed” by immigrants. That wasn’t true.
that in reference to Europe and aid to Ukraine, “[W]e’ve spent perhaps $350 billion, and they’ve spent $100 billion.” That wasn’t true.
that “For the first time in modern history, more Americans believe that our country is headed in the right direction than the wrong direction.” That wasn’t true.
that in reference to Biden-era inflation, rates were the worst “perhaps even in the history of our country, they’re not sure.” They are sure and that wasn’t true.
that the Biden administration imposed an “electric vehicle mandate.” That wasn’t true.
that “I’ve stopped all government censorship.” That wasn’t true.
That “Believe it or not, government databases list 4.7 million Social Security members from people aged 100 to 109 years old. It lists 3.6 million people from ages 110 to 119.” Don’t believe it, because that wasn’t true.
that the Biden administration “closed more than 100 power plants.” That wasn’t true.
that “The presidential election of Nov. 5 was a mandate like has not been seen in many decades.” That wasn’t true.
that his first term economic agenda produced “the most successful economy in the history of our country.” That wasn’t true.

Many of the countless lies I could list were repeated many times prior to the election. People voted for him based on these lies.

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Actually people voted for him because Harris was a worse candidate and they believed that he would be better for the economy

BPPLEE said:

Actually people voted for him because Harris was a worse candidate and they believed that he would be better for the economy

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So they ignored his character, his comments about women, about those in service, ignored that he was adjudged to have effectively raped a woman, his 'dealings' with a porn star, that he is a convicted fellon, that he has a list of failed companies as long as my arm, that he lies constantly (my last post covered a tiny fraction of those) and despite the fact that economy was literally the strongest in the world prior to the election, they thought that when he lied again and said he'd bring prices down (which he has now walked back) some thought it would be a good idea to vote for him.

His approval figures are the lowest of any recently installed president. And heading south. People are gradually realising that they have made a bad mistake.

Bradskii said:

So they ignored his character, his comments about women, about those in service, ignored that he was adjudged to have effectively raped a woman, his 'dealings' with a porn star, that he is a convicted fellon, that he has a list of failed companies as long as my arm, that he lies constantly (my last post covered a tiny fraction of those) and despite the fact that economy was literally the strongest in the world prior to the election, they thought that when he lied again and said he'd bring prices down (which he has now walked back) some thought it would be a good idea to vote for him.

His approval figures are the lowest of any recently installed president. And heading south. People are gradually realising that they have made a bad mistake.

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Yeah they did.
Now where are all these people who regret voting for him?

BPPLEE said:

Yeah they did.
Now where are all these people who regret voting for him?

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From here: Donald Trump's approval rating goes underwater

'Newsweek's average of the 10 most recent polls found that Trump has an approval rating of 47 percent, while his disapproval rating stands at 49 percent.

Recent polling suggests that dissatisfaction with Trump's handling of the economy is a key factor in his declining popularity. Quinnipiac's latest poll showed 41 percent approve of his handling of the economy, while 54 percent disapprove. And according to the latest YouGov/Economist poll, Trump's approval rating on jobs and the economy stands at 43 percent, while 47 percent disapprove. This marks a shift from February, when 44 percent approved and 45 percent disapproved.

Regarding inflation and prices, Trump's approval rating has fallen by 2 points in the YouGov/Economist poll, now at 38 percent, with disapproval rising from 49 percent to 52 percent. However, his handling of taxes and government spending has seen the most significant drop. Currently, 47 percent of respondents disapprove of his performance on the issue, up from 43 percent in February, while 44 percent approve, down from 48 percent.

These trends are echoed in the Reuters/Ipsos poll, which revealed that 57 percent of Americans think Trump's moves to shake up the U.S. economy have been too erratic. This includes his aggressive strategy on tariffs, which many say has spooked the stock market.'

And from here: This week in Trumponomics: Thumbs down all around

'When Trump came into office, his approval rating on the economy was generally above 50%. In a recent Quinnipiac poll, that fell to 41%. And that survey occurred before the March 13 stock market correction dominated financial headlines, so Trump’s standing on the economy could degrade further.

Bradskii said:

From here: Donald Trump's approval rating goes underwater

'Newsweek's average of the 10 most recent polls found that Trump has an approval rating of 47 percent, while his disapproval rating stands at 49 percent.

Recent polling suggests that dissatisfaction with Trump's handling of the economy is a key factor in his declining popularity. Quinnipiac's latest poll showed 41 percent approve of his handling of the economy, while 54 percent disapprove. And according to the latest YouGov/Economist poll, Trump's approval rating on jobs and the economy stands at 43 percent, while 47 percent disapprove. This marks a shift from February, when 44 percent approved and 45 percent disapproved.

Regarding inflation and prices, Trump's approval rating has fallen by 2 points in the YouGov/Economist poll, now at 38 percent, with disapproval rising from 49 percent to 52 percent. However, his handling of taxes and government spending has seen the most significant drop. Currently, 47 percent of respondents disapprove of his performance on the issue, up from 43 percent in February, while 44 percent approve, down from 48 percent.

These trends are echoed in the Reuters/Ipsos poll, which revealed that 57 percent of Americans think Trump's moves to shake up the U.S. economy have been too erratic. This includes his aggressive strategy on tariffs, which many say has spooked the stock market.'

And from here: This week in Trumponomics: Thumbs down all around

'When Trump came into office, his approval rating on the economy was generally above 50%. In a recent Quinnipiac poll, that fell to 41%. And that survey occurred before the March 13 stock market correction dominated financial headlines, so Trump’s standing on the economy could degrade further.

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Yeah but that's with everyone. You were specifically talking about people who voted for him.
While there could be a lot of people who regret voting for him in the future there's no indication that that's the case now
You would have to poll just people who voted for him if you wanted to show that a large number of people have buyer's regret

Bradskii said:

He lied to get into office.

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Let me reiterate what my question was:

"What lies have people fallen for in regards to Trump's actions while in office? By and large, Trump has been enacting or trying to enact the policies he said he'd do. The things people complain the most about--tariffs and cutting back on government jobs--are exactly the things he said he'd do, if I remember correctly."

Your big list lists a bunch of times he allegedly lies about things (many of which are valid criticisms, some of which I think Trump had an actual point even if he phrased things poorly), but I didn't ask about times Trump lied. I asked about times he lied by saying he'd or at least try to do something in office, and then didn't--though I'll admit that looking back, I didn't phrase it as well as I could have. But since you said "It's tough to admit that you fell for a bunch of lies" what matters is the policies enacted versus what he said he'd try to do. In your list of various alleged lies, the vast majority of them were just Trump making claims, but weren't promises of things he'd do.

If someone says "I'll do X" and then they do X--or, at the very least, attempt to do so--then it's not falling for a lie.

So I'll be skipping over most of them because it wasn't what I was talking about. There's really only one part of your message where you discuss examples of what I'm talking about. Unfortunately, this batch is also the part where you, unlike your other things, don't link to anything, so I have to make some guesses on what you talk about and try to search myself for information. So there will be a number of times I say things like being unable to find something, and it's possible I missed something.

But, here we go:

Bradskii said:

He also said he'd end the Ukraine war before even taking office.

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A dumb promise to make, and one even Trump later said was being somewhat sarcastic about. But certainly he's trying to end the Ukraine War, and certainly trying harder than Biden did. Biden offered support to Ukraine, which I supported, but did not seem to have any particular idea or plan on how to end the war outside of just giving them a bunch of support and apparently hoping that would somehow end it. Trump is taking steps to try to end it. People can say they don't like the way he's trying to do it--and I have considerable qualms about it myself--but he's certainly making an effort to end it, and more so than Biden.

Bradskii said:

And that prices would be coming down from Day One. Since walked back.

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You don't specify exactly what you are referring to, but the main "day one" claim I can find is, according to Snopes (not a source favorable to Trump!), actually a fake:

The actual "day 1" promises Trump made regarding prices, were to say he would start bringing down egg and gas down on day 1, meaning... well, he would start doing so, not that the prices would abruptly drop on that very date.

In truth the president's identity often doesn't have all that much to do directly for this. Again, I'm talking more about policies. Did Trump, when promising to do certain things, actually do this? (vague lower prices do not count, what policies did he say he'd do that he did not?)

But even if we should look only at results, CNN is reporting gas prices are going down (even though it claims it has nothing to do with Trump, but even if so, we're talking only results in this paragraph). Eggs are more complicated. They have been dropping in the last few weeks, though this is of course after a bird flu related spike. According to a graph in this chart, eggs were $4.15 in December, $4.95 in January, $5.90 in February. So that is an increase after Trump took office... but as the article on eggs dropping mentioned, we're currently down to $4.15. I'm not sure if the $4.95 in January primarily reflects Biden or Trump's presidency, but it's at least down from that. So this one is a bit harder to analyze.

Bradskii said:

He said he's deport 30,000 of the worst illegal immigrants to Guantanamo. Walked back.

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The "30,000" claim does not seem to have been something he said prior to the election from what I can tell, but rather something he tried to do after taking office. More specifically, Trump wanted them to set it up so Guantanamo could hold up to 30,000, according to this article. This does not seem to have been a promise to send 30,000 there.

Bradskii said:

That he'd deport at least 11 million immigrants. He doing worse than Biden.

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Again, a search doesn't indicate to me Trump ever specifying 11 million for this election. He apparently made that claim during campaigning for his first term, but not his second. For his second, he used the vaguer claim he would carry out "the largest deportation program in American history."

Fair enough, he failed on his first term promise. But we're not talking about his first, but his second--again, your post's thesis was that people who were supporting Trump's policies presently didn't want to admit they were lied to, but again the question is what were they lied to about? Whether or not Trump succeeds in his desire to have the largest cannot be judged yet, but he's certainly engaging in the deportation policies he promised.

Bradskii said:

That he's close the Department of Education. He cannot - only Congress can.

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I am not sure if Trump ever promised to unilaterally close it. The 2024 Republican Platform (which, apparently, Trump played a big role in) did call for closing the Department of Education, but did not specify the President would do it unilaterally. Trump is working with a Republican majority in congress, though, so perhaps he could get it through congress.

When doing some searching, I have not found any statements by Trump saying he'd unilaterally get rid of it; he has more frequently made (admittedly vague) statements that "we" will do it, indicating congress could play a part.

So it looks to me like Trump's hope is to get congress to end it, but, failing that, to try to downsize it as best as he can with his own powers. So again we see Trump at least attempting to fulfill a policy promise.

Bradskii said:

That he'd deny citizenship for those born in the US. He's constitutionally not allowed.

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I absolutely believe that any attempt to deny that those born of illegal immigrants or of non-permanent residents in the United States are not citizens runs afoul of the Citizenship Clause, and have spent various posts arguing just that. However, as strong as the argument is that they are citizens--especially from an originalist standpoint (rather ironically, the "living constitutionalism" that liberals are usually so attached to allows one to make a quite strong argument against birthright citizenship)--what concerns us is whether Trump made the effort. He did! He signed an executive order saying they weren't. He said he'd do something, and then he did it. The courts have been repeatedly blocking it--correctly, in my view--but he still did it.

So what are the lies Trump made in regards to policies? What things did he say he'd do, and then didn't do? If anything his second term so far has him doing a pretty good job implementing--or trying to implement--the very policies he said he'd enact.

BPPLEE said:

Yeah but that's with everyone. You were specifically talking about people who voted for him.
While there could be a lot of people who regret voting for him in the future there's no indication that that's the case now
You would have to poll just people who voted for him if you wanted to show that a large number of people have buyer's regret

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You'd have to imagine that people who were saying that he's doing a good job would primarily be the people that voted for him. And that number is falling. Even 10% of republicans disapprove of his handling of the economy (Trump's Job Approval Rating at 45%; Congress' Jumps to 29%).

And has what he has done had any real effect to date? No, not really. So where are his figures going to go when prices start to rise because of his financially idiotic tariffs? Well, take it from me, they won't get any better. We'll call in to see what Mr. Gallup says the figures are in a month or two.

Bradskii said:

You'd have to imagine that people who were saying that he's doing a good job would primarily be the people that voted for him. And that number is falling. Even 10% of republicans disapprove of his handling of the economy (Trump's Job Approval Rating at 45%; Congress' Jumps to 29%).

And has what he has done had any real effect to date? No, not really. So where are his figures going to go when prices start to rise because of his financially idiotic tariffs? Well, take it from me, they won't get any better. We'll call in to see what Mr. Gallup says the figures are in a month or two.

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Check it a year from now and you'll have a better idea

I'm actually not concerned with the downturn of approval. If people are so shallow to have voted for him and then start to bail after two months, well that tells me they are VERY ignorant. To think that ANYONE could create some sort of booming economy or whatever in two months is foolish to the enth degree.

He's president now and that isn't going to change. If people aren't willing to even give him a chance we'll they can go jump in a lake along with the Democrats.

I love what he is doing with the exception of how he's handling tariffs. That's the one thing I'm struggling with at this time. But I'm willing to give him time to work it out.